Family, Socialization and Interaction Process

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 14
Figures and Tables......Page 16
1. The American Family: Its Relations to Personality and to the Social Structure......Page 22
2. Family Structure and the Socialization of the Child......Page 54
3. The Organization of Personality as a System of Action......Page 152
4. The Mechanisms of Personality Functioning with Special Reference to Socialization......Page 206
5. Role Differentiation in Small Decision-Making Groups......Page 278
6. Role Differentiation in the Nuclear Family: A Comparative Study......Page 326
7. Conclusion: Levels of Cultural Generality and the Process of Differentiation......Page 372
A. A Note on Some Biological Analogies......Page 414
B. A Note on the Analysis of Equilibrium Systems......Page 420
Bibliography......Page 428
Index......Page 432